The twin beams of the Tribute in Light in lower Manhattan are tested on Sept. 9, 2013, in advance of a memorial ceremony scheduled for the night of Sept. 11 to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks.

A Libyan soldier inspects a building of the foreign ministry branch that was hit by a bombing in Benghazi. The building was bombed on the first anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Forensic archaeologist Matt Vennemeyer of Ohio, a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons, searches for human remains at a mass grave near the Bosnian town of Prijedor. Forensic experts have unearthed the remains of 10 people so far, but believe there are many more yet undiscovered as they search for the remains of Bosnians and Croats killed by Serb forces during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.

Miss India, Navneet Dhillon, center, and other Miss World Pageant contestants are greeted by a Balinese girl during their visit to a Hindu temple in Besakih. The Miss World contest opened on the resort island of Bali Sunday, with the final to be held on Sept. 28.

Filipino evacuees seek temporary shelter at the shore during ongoing clashes in Zamboanga. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by a three-day standoff between government troops and Muslim rebels holding scores of hostages in the southern Philippine city.

Pictures in the News | September 11, 2013

Wednesday’s Pictures in the News begins in New York, with a photo memorializing New York City Firefighter Robert James Crawford, who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. His photo was placed at memorial by his family as they came to the World Trade Center site to participate in ceremonies for the 12th anniversary of the attacks. Americans returned Wednesday to the grim task of commemorating the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, the day Islamist fundamentalists seized four airliners and killed nearly 3,000 people in a disaster known simply as 9/11. Photo gallery

Los Angeles: The Dodgers’ Scott Van Slyke celebrates his walk-off home run against Arizona at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. Story

Tustin: An experimental cargo airship takes a test run outside a blimp hanger at the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station. More photos

Benghazi, Libya: A foreign ministry office is hit by a bombing on the first anniversary of a deadly attack upon the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which left the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans dead.

Zamboanga, Philippines: Filipino evacuees seek shelter during clashes between government troops and Muslim rebels holding scores of hostages in the southern Philippine city.

Add stops in Germany, Bosnia, Bali, Spain and South Africa to round out the report.